Green-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula elisae(Weigold, MH, 1922)
English (US) Green-backed Flycatcher
The Green-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula elisae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds breeds in northeastern China (Shanxi and Hebei); migrates to southern China, Hainan, and southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaya, and Vietnam)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ficedula elisae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-backed Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Weigold, MH, 1922)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa elisae
- Described by
- (Weigold, MH, 1922)
- Type locality
- eastern imperial cemetery near Peking.
- Original description
- Falco 1 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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